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Searches for ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ surge on Spotify

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Searches for ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ surge on Spotify


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CNN
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Pleasure over Monday’s eclipse is shining new mild on a a long time previous tune.

Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler 1983 hit “Complete Eclipse of the Coronary heart” is surging on the Spotify charts as individuals compile the proper playlist for the celestial spectacle, with 32 million individuals throughout the US residing throughout the path of totality — that means the moon will utterly block the face of the solar from view for just a few moments.

A Spotify consultant advised CNN that searches for Tyler’s tune have soared by practically 50% within the US over the previous week, and the streaming service is anticipating that develop on Monday main into the eclipse.

Tyler’s tune is the preferred tune being added to user-generated “eclipse” playlists on Spotify within the US.

It’s even well-liked on iTunes, the place it’s the quantity 10 most bought tune Monday, leaping 30 spots over the previous day. Searches for the tune additionally soared on Google Developments.

The tune is a favourite of music lovers throughout eclipses, and Tyler, 72, has commented on the tune’s recognition on social media, writing in 2011 on X: “Notifications are blowing up. *checks information* Ah. There’s an eclipse.”

Nobody loves the eclipse greater than her, more than likely. The final time an eclipse occurred within the US in 2017, gross sales for downloads of the tune elevated greater than 500%, in accordance with Billboard. Not unhealthy for a tune that was a #1 hit for 4 weeks in 1983.

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